Wildlife Viewing on the Gray Lodge Wildlife Area (Butte Co)

The CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife, Gray Lodge Wildlife Area (Gridley, CA) hosts 1.5-hour public walking tours, beginning at 12:30pm. Known as one of the premier birding spots in northern CA, local experts will lead you on a 1/2-mile stroll, to an elevated viewing deck. Here you will have a bird's-eye view of wildlife. The guide will inform you of wildlife adaptations, natural history, conservation efforts and help you better identify wildlife. Self-guided visits are also welcome. Tours cancel in heavy rain. Area public use, including tours, requires daily on-site registration. There is no additional cost for tours.

Further information and Lands Pass purchasing: https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Lands/Places-to-Visit/Gray-Lodge-WA (Scroll to "Passes" under "Recreation" tab) or call the Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, Naturalist Office: (530) 846-7505

Directions (40 miles south ofChico): Take HWY 99 south to Gridley. Turn right (west) on Sycamore Rd. This will change names to the Colusa HWY: 6-miles. Turn left (south) on Pennington Rd: 3-miles. Then right (west) on Rutherford Rd.

Directions (60 miles north ofSacramento): Take HWY 99 north to Gridley. Turn left (west) on Sycamore Rd. This will change names to the Colusa HWY: 6-miles. Turn left (south) on Pennington Rd: 3-miles. Then right (west) on Rutherford Rd.